Welcome to Planet Holyrood, our weekly look at the key events in Scottish politics. Hosted by Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon, guests will chew over what has been happening at Holyrood and Westminster.

Planet Holyrood - The Scottish Politics Show
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Welcome to Planet Holyrood, our weekly look at the key events in Scottish politics. Hosted by Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon, guests will chew over what has been happening at Holyrood and Westminster.
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Recent Episodes

July 1, 2026
Planet Holyrood 01/07/26 | What is Andy Burnham's vision for Scotland?
Andy Burnham has pledged to devolve more powers to Scots towns and cities as part of the "biggest rebalancing our country has seen". The Labour MP, who is expected to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister next month, used a set-piece speech in Manchester today to insist power must be transferred out of Whitehall so growth can be "nurtured from the bottom up". Meanwhile, John Swinney has claimed Glasgow is fully prepared for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 24, 2026
Planet Holyrood 24/6/26 | Keir Starmer’s legacy | Andy Burnham’s transformation of UK and Scottish politics | Peter Murrell banged up for 5 years
Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon is joined by Sunday Mail Editor John Ferguson and Scottish Express Editor Ben Borland on the Planet Holyrood podcast to discuss why Keir Starmer’s resignation was inevitable and if Andy Burnham as PM will transform UK and Scottish politics. The panel also reacts to former SNP boss Peter Murrell being banged up for 5 years for embezzlement of party funds as we still don’t know why he did it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June 17, 2026
Planet Holyrood 17/6/26 | Stephen Flynn World Cup questions | Aberdeen by-election | UK national football team?
Chris McCall is joined by Dan Vevers and Douglas Dickie as they pick apart the latest news lines from across the world of Scottish politics and beyond. Listen to the Planet Holyrood Podcast here: https://megaphone.link/RPSL4547489393 Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record IG: https://instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/ Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469 You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #Politics #ScottishPolitics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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